Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Diploma in Early Childhood Education is a Diploma level education course. The course is also known as Diploma in Early Childhood Care Education, Diploma in Early Child Care Education and Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education. It is also abbreviated as ECCE, DECCE, DECE, DECEd and ECE. This course helps the candidate in developing the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary for working with young children (i.e. children up to six years of age). It enables them to organise and manage child-care centres like crèches, preschools, nursery schools, kindergartens and day-care centres. This Diploma course deals with a preschool curriculum and can significantly contribute to a child's proper growth. The academic course is combined with field placements, which enable students to gain an understanding of children’s physical, emotional, and cognitive, needs. The duration of the course varies from 1 year to 2 years but the diploma mentioned here refers to a one-year diploma course. The Diploma of 2 years duration is generally accredited by SCERT (State Council for Educational Research & Training, Delhi), however, there could be certain institutes offering the course accredited by some other authority. The minimum time to complete the course differentiates from institute to institute. The course may also be available on a part-time basis in some certain institutes. This Diploma course is very valuable and job oriented at the school level.

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Eligibility

• Aspiring candidates should have passed a higher secondary examination (academic or vocational) or other examinations accepted as equivalent thereto from a recognized school board.
• The marks of admission for this course may vary from institute to institute.
• In various institutions, it conducts entrance exams plus interview and percentage of 12th class for the admission of students.

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Syllabus

Syllabus of Early Childhood Education as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Colleges

• Indira Gandhi National Open University - IGNOUy, Delhi
• Bombay Teacher's Training College - BTTC, Mumbai
• Ramgarhia Girls College, Ludhiana

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Suitability

• The course is suitable for those who planned and decided to make teaching as their career can go for this and higher degree level programmes (college and university level). 
• The Course helps those applicants who have good communication, interpersonal skills, and disciplined life.
• Humane in thoughts and able to handle the kids properly also can go for this course.

How is Diploma in Diploma in Early Childhood Education Course Beneficial?

• This diploma course enables the students for joining various elementary teacher training schools and related other educational jobs. 
• This Diploma course also enhances their educational qualification and they can go for the higher degree program in respective subjects. 
• They can also be given jobs in various schemes launched by the state and central government for the welfare of children such as health instructor in Anganwadis (especially at village level).

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Employment Areas

• Academic Institutes
• Day Care Centres
• Children Hospitals
• Anganwadis
• Community Health Centres

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Job Types

• Pre-primary Teacher
• Academic Coordinator
• Centre Coordinator
• Early Childhood Education Content Developer
• Assistant Pre-primary Teacher
• Care-taker
• Home Tutor

Advance Course in Diploma in Early Childhood Education

• Post Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood- Education and Development